Music-playing-sheet indication.



R. A. GALLY.

MUS/IC PLAYING SHEET INDICATION.

APPLICATION FILED SEPT- 22, i914.

Patented Nov. I3, 1917.

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MUSC-PLAYING-SHEET INDCATIQN.

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fui limprovements in ll/usic-Playing-Sheet indications, of which the followingris a specification.

Previous forms of marking the Words of a song, or directions for playing, on a, perforated or other music sheet adapted to controly the playing of a self-playing musical instrument or attachment, have ,had such Words, syllables, letters or signs arranged with the verticaldimensions of the letters or characters lying in the direction of travel of the sheet and each Word, syllable, character or combination of letters disposed with their reading alinement or transverse dimension in direction at right angles to said line of travel. Such disposition of characters has been difficult to read, especially when such sheet is moving rapidly during playing, and it has also required `eytra lines or Vdesignations to determine the duration of the syllables of the Words of a song.

All of these drawbacks are non7 overcome by the diagonal, slanted, or stepped arrangement of the characters on the music sheet of the present invention. The use of the slotted perforations for the notes of the melody or theme and grouped Ahole series perforations for the accompaniment notes or subordinate musical parts or voices as now shown, aids the following ofthe melody, but is not claimed, as same was old in the art with M. Gally, Re- #8,856, August 19, 1879 and #S2/9,304, @ctober 27, 1885.

The drawing shows a perforated music sheet having note perforations and Vgraphic characters according to the present invention.

The music sheet l has note perforations 2 and 3, preferably the melody or theme Specification 0I Letters latent.

note perforations 2 being of a continuous.

slot to each note, and the accompaniment or secondary note perforations 3 being of a series of small perforations grouped together for each such note, although both melody and accompaniment may be all slotted, or any other form. While this is the simplest and clearest manner of distinguishing the melody or leading part from the accompaniment or secondary parts, the desired differentiation may be accomplished rateatea Nev. 1s, 1917.

i application filed September 2, 1914. SeraNo. 862,93?.

by the reverse use of slots and series groups, by different widths or shapes of perforations, or other suitable means, and be useful with the Words or other character designations herein set forth, or these words or character designations may be applied to a sheet having all its perfor-ations of one style.` The opening words of the song Anchored are shown applied to the music sheet l, arranged in successive rows or groups on a slant to the line of travel of the sheet, which direction of travel is designated by the arrow. Such words are pref! erably grouped so that eachclause or phrase i ters may be similarly positioned at a slant to said line of travel, as shown Ly tlie Word Softly, the numeral 70 and the characters PP, and such words or characters in such angle position may relate to eithery the melody or secondary notes, or to the general character or rendering of the music.

The slanting arrangement of Words, etc., may also be used on a sheet where only the accompaniment is included, the melody not being perforated or shown, as at upper part of the music. sheet, or only the accompaniment perforated and the melody shown by marks' or lines as 4. The use of a sheet with someof the musical parts perforated therein, and other musical parts or voices graphically indicated7 is old in my previous Patent #P7-19,181, January l2, 1904.

lt is understood that the Words, syllables, or characters may be applied to the sheet by printing, stamping, stenciling, or any other means of yproducing graphic indications.

l/Vhat I claim as my invention is 1. A music sheet having note perforations therein disposed in several lines lying lengthwise of said sheet, and Words disposed on said-sheet with the transverse lines of the letters of the said Words lying in similar direction one to another diagonally to the length of said sheet.

2. A music sheet having note perforations therein disposed ini several lines lying lengthwise of said sheet, and Words on said sheet having the order of the letters of each word lying diagonally tothe length ofpsaid sheet, the order of the said letters of the said words being in similar direction.

3. A music sheet having note pertorations therein disposed in several lines lying lengthwise of said sheet, and syllables on said sheet having the order of the letters of each syllable lying diagonally to the length of said sheet, the order oi the letters ot all the said syllables being in similar direction.

Ll. .il music sheet having note perforations therein disposed in several lines lying lengthwise of said sheet, and'words arranged in several rows thereon, each said row lying diagonally to the length of said sheet, the letters of' `each said row lying in one alinement.

5.` A music sheet having note perforations 'therein disposed in several lines lying lengthwise of said sheet, and Word syllables arranged in several rows thereon, each said row lying diagonally to the length ot said sheet, the letters ot each said row lying inone alinement.

6. A music sheet having note perforations therein disposed in several lines lying lengthwise of said sheet, and words arranged in several series on said sheet, each said series lying diagonally to the length of said sheet,

and all said series diagonals being of similar direction one to the other.

7. A. music sheet having note perforations therein disposed in several lines lying lengthwise of said sheet, and words arranged in several series on said sheet, each said series lying diagonally to the length of said sheet, all said series diagonale being of similar directions, the letters of each said series lying inv one alinenient.

8. A. music sheet having note perforations therein disposed in several lines lying lengthwise ot said sheet, and Words arranged in several rows thereon, each said row lying diagonally to the length of .said sheet, the first word ot each such row positioned forwardly oithe sheet in direction of its length, and the sets of words of every said row leading from lett to right.

9. A music sheet having note perforations therein disposed in several lines lying lengthwise oisaid sheet, and words arranged in several series on said sheet, each said series lying' diagonally to the length of said sheet, the first word of each such series positioned' forwardly of the sheet in direction of its length, and the words of every said series reading from left to right.

l0. Amusic sheet having note perforations therein disposed in several lines lying length- `Wise ot said sheet, and words arranged in several rows thereon, each said row lying diagonally to the length of said sheet, the first word of each such row positioned torwardly of the sheet in direction or' its in-` tended line of travel, and the words of every said row reading from lei'tto right.I

1.1. A music sheet having note perforations therein disposed in several lines lying lengthwise of said sheet, and words arranged inseveral series on said sheet, each said series lying diagonally to the length of said sheet, the lirst word Qt' each such series posi.- tioned forwardly of the sheet in direction of its intended line of travel, and the words of every said series reading from lett to right.

12. A music sheet having note perforations therein disposed in several lines lying lengthwise of said sheet, and words arranged in several rows thereon, each and every said row lying diagonally to the length of said sheet, the first Word of each and every such row positioned forwardly of the sheet in direction of its intended line of travel, said line of travel being downward, said words reading from left to right, and all said diagonal rows lying in similar direction.

13. A music sheet having note perforations therein disposed in several lines lying length- Wise ot said sheet, and words arranged in several series on said sheet, each said series lying diagonally to the length of said sheet, the first word of each such series positioned forwardly of the sheet in direction of its intended line of travel, said .line of travel being downward, said words reading from left to right, and all said diagonal series lying in similar direction.

14; A music sheet having note perforations therein disposed in several lines lying lengthwise of said sheet, and Words arranged. in several diagonal series on said sheet, all said diagonale being from left to right as to the gramlnatic sequence of the first and last words of each said series, and said diagonale being independent of any diagonal sequence of the said perfor-ations,

15. A music sheet having note perforations of melody notes and accompaniment notes, the perforations of the melody notes being .of different style th'an the perforations of the accompaniment notes, and the syllables and words of the melody arranged on said sheet, each said syllable or word transversely alined with its corresponding melody note perforations.

16. A music sheet for automatic musical instruments having note apertures therein, and words of a song printed on said sheet and extending transversely thereof at an oblique angle.

17. A music sheet for automatic musical instruments having note apertures therein, and words of a song printed on said sheet and extending transversely thereof at an obliopie angle with a point of the iirst letter of each word or Word syllable coinciding with the leading end of the perforated notes corresponding to said Word or Word syllable. 18. A music sheet for automatic musical A. instruments having note apertures therein,r and Wordsfof a song printed on said sheet and extending 'transversely thereof at an oblique angle with the lowest point of the irst letter of each word or word syllable coinciding` 'with the leading endv of the perforated notes corresponding to said Word or vWord syllable.

19. A music sheet for automatic musical instruments havingr note apertures therein and words of a song printed on said sheet at an angler inclined t0 the horizontal and l5 readingfrom the left to the right in an upward direction.

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